Data fusion, melding together different sources of information, is in its infancy within the commercial satellite world. Synthetic aperture radar …
More eyes in the sky via SSO-A launch
Last week’s Spaceflight SSO-A mission put 64 small satellites into low earth orbit (LEO). At least 17 had imaging payloads …
In brief: SpaceX SSO-A “Small Satellite Express” puts 64 satellites into orbit
Yesterday, December 3, SpaceX successfully launched the Spaceflight SSO-A “Small Satellite Express” mission. The mission put 64 satellites representing 34 …
A sky full of (commercial) eyes – Up to 1,300 Earth observation satellites in next 5 years
Today, there are around 300 or so Earth observation (EO) satellites in the skies above, operated by a mixture of …
Satellite imagery (and opportunities) everywhere
Turn on the TV or browse your favorite social media app — it’s hard to escape pictures taken from satellites …
ICEYE gets $34 million, plans 9 radar satellite launches by end of 2019
Finland-based ICEYE is moving into high gear. The Earth observation company building a fleet of synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) microsatellites announced …
Gigabit and faster laser communication advances for satellite use
Free space optical — laser — communication in space hit a lot of benchmarks over the past week. The SpaceDataHighway …
Satellite Imaging: Petabytes of Developer & Business Opportunities
Hollywood has programmed society into believing satellite imaging is a magic, all-seeing tool, but the real trick is in analysis. …